Offshore wind developer US Wind, Inc. has submitted multiple permit applications to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control for its wind energy project offshore of Maryland. To inform the public and engage Delawareans in the …
A white-tailed fawn may be left alone for hours at a time by its mother, but shouldn’t be seen by well-meaning wildlife watchers as vulnerable or in need of being rescued. /US Fish and Wildlife Service photo: Tom Koerner DNREC Reminds Delawareans: ‘If You …
What Better Way of Celebrating June as National Ocean Month Than by Haiku? Tell us what you love about the ocean in 17 syllables, spanning three lines of poetry. In celebration of National Ocean Month coming up in June, the Delaware Department of Natural …
Following a virtual community meeting and public input through a survey, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s proposed user fees for Deauville Beach have been approved by the Parks and Recreation Council and DNREC …
Composting food scraps along with yard waste not only reduces the amount of waste going to Delaware’s landfills, the process also produces organic material that can be used to enrich garden soil. Encouraging residents to make use of this natural, low cost …
DNREC and the City of Wilmington formally reopened the 7th Street Boating and Fishing Area as the culmination of a $2.9 million project using Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration funds plus settlement money from a 2004 oil spill on the Delaware River. …
DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin congratulates recent Youth Environmentalist elementary honoree Ty Le Marchand with Governor John Carney and Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long. /DNREC photo. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control …
Tiered Rebate Structure Introduced for New Vehicles Starting May 1, Delaware will expand its Clean Transportation Incentive Program to include rebates for used plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles, the Department of Natural Resources and …
DNREC has reopened the Mulberry Landing Boat Ramp within the Assawoman Wildlife Area near Bethany Beach after an extensive renovation that included expanding the parking lot /DNREC photo The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental …
The 2024 Water Family Fest and Native Plant Sale, a family-friendly, free-admission event, will be held again this year at James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View Saturday, May 4, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. /DNREC photo Annual Community Nature and Water …
Charter School of Wilmington Team A won the school’s 22nd straight Delaware Envirothon championship today at Abbott’s Mill Nature Center in Milford. Left to right are team members Siddhi Dinavahi, Arya Gupta, Eesha Sagiraju, Dharshini Senthilnathan, Amber …
An adult piping plover parent guides two chicks along the species’ prime habitat of Delaware beachfront in 2023. Photo by Jessica McNulty. Training Set Saturday, May 4 at Cape Henlopen State Park for Helping to Protect State’s Endangered and Threatened …
I-ADAPT Helps Residents Identify Strategies to Prepare For Flooding Delaware residents can now take advantage of a new web-based tool designed to help them identify steps they can take to protect their property from flood damage. The Department of Natural …
A young angler shows off his catch at last year’s Youth Fishing Tournament. /DNREC photo. Preregistration Open Now for Ages 4 to 15 to Fish at Three Ponds Families are invited to bring their kids out to try casting a line for a big fish in three of the …
A team from Wilmington’s Cab Calloway School of the Arts won the annual Junior Solar Sprint competition held at Delaware State University. Left to right above, three members of the Cab Calloway team celebrate the school’s second straight Junior Solar …
DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, left, works with a colleague to plant another tree in the Tree for Every Delawarean Initiative whose goal is to get 1 million trees planted in the First State by 2023 /DNREC photo Seven New Projects Will Add 35,000 Trees …
DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation Open Space Program Planner Kerri Batrowny, Open Space Program Council member Lorraine Fleming, Division Director Ray Bivens, DNREC Secretary Shawn M. Garvin, President of Friends of White Clay Creek State Park David …
More than 2,300 pounds of trash and debris was cleaned up at Taber State Forest./DNREC photo. Natural Resources Police, DelDOT, DDA and DOC Clean up State Forest Four state agencies recently teamed up to clean up more than 2,300 pounds of trash and …
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control invites kids to participate in crafts and activities and volunteers to join in a beach cleanup as part of the agency’s annual celebration of Earth Month. The DNREC Division of Fish and …
The reconstructed Scotton Landing boat ramp facility is ready for spring boaters and anglers./DNREC photo New Ramp, Courtesy Dock and Repaved Parking Lot Completed The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control has reopened the …
